I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk.'
Enrico Fermi[on what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common] I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence.
Enrico FermiThere are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
Enrico Fermi